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Haredim and IDF Soldiers at Western Wall
We cannot allow a society where some bleed while others watch from the sidelines

The time has come: Haredi draft is essential for Israel’s equality and survival

The ongoing exemption of Haredi men from mandatory military service is no longer just an inequality—it's a national disgrace that threatens the very fabric of Israeli society. In the wake of October 7th, when brave soldiers fought and died defending our homeland, the continued draft exemption for Haredi yeshiva students is nothing short of a moral catastrophe.

Eliana Fleming
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MAR 16, 2025
Microsoft development center in Herzliya Pituah

To Lead Global Data Analysis Division

Chabad Rabbi Yitzchak Keselman named Microsoft Israel Corporate VP

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A large doll dressed as an Ultra orthodox jewish soldier that was hang in the ultra-orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, March 14, 2025.

Amid Conscription Protests

Haredim hang effigies of IDF soldiers in Beit Shemesh and Jerusalem

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Israel Katz with Benjamin Netanyahu

14,000 Draft Notices Spark Outrage: Why Katz Says the IDF’s Approach Is a Bust

Defense Minister slams IDF’s Haredi draft plan: "It’s doomed to fail"

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Dozens of Ultra orthodox Jews attend a protest at Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem. against compulsory military service to the Haredi (ultra orthodox) community.

Unbelievable

WATCH: Haredim spark outrage, singing against the draft law, while soldiers fight for their lives

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Rabbi David Lando and Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef.

Another Crisis Averted

"The Lesser Evil": Haredi Public Leaders Against Dismantling the Government - Despite the Draft Law Not Passing

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Yated Neeman., 11 March 2025

Outrageous and depressing

The Haredim are calling for a day of prayer against the draft law. They have lost the plot.

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Haredi fighter training to be a border policeman

The fight for conscription equality is far from over

IDF confirms: Recruitment target of 4,800 Haredim in one year cannot be met

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Rabbi Dov Lando

Not a big surprise

Rabbi Dov Lando: The draft law is "bad" for Torah

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It Cannot Happen Here?

Meah She'arim: Vandals paint swastikas on Israeli ambulances

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Protest against the draft.

The Crisis Continues

Haredi draft: 10,000 notices sent - just 177 enlisted (not a typo)

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Soldiers completing their beret march.

A True Sanctification of God's Name

WATCH: Netzah Yehudah soldiers finish beret march

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Attorney General Gali Baharav Miara.

Showdown With Haredim?

Attorney General Demands Sanctions: "No Compliance with Haredi Recruitment Targets"

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Vizhnitz Rebbe.

A Complete Recovery

After a Week of Hospitalization: The Vizhnitz Rebbe Discharged from Hospital 

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Shas spirtual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef looks on as Ultra Orthodox Jewish men gather for a conference at the Jerusalem's International Convention Center

Revisiting the Haredi Draft Debate

This is what Rav Ovadya Yosef really thought about haredim in the IDF 

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The dangers of hitchhiking among yeshiva students: 

INDICTED: He picked up hitchhiking Yeshiva students and assaulted them

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Minister Goldknopf.

Draft Law Controversy Heats Up

Harsh attack within ultra-Orthodox parties against Goldknopf

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Ultra orthodox Jewish men of the Rachmastrivka Hasidic dynasty

Faith doesn't mean inaction

The hasid broke: “Every time I told the Rebbe my wife was abusing me, He said, ‘This is your tikkun’”

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Haredi recruits

First All-Haredi Brigade

WATCH: How Ultra-Orthodox soldiers swear loyalty without saying ‘I Swear’— The IDF’s ingenious compromise 

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Borsalino hats

Sneak peek into a hidden world

Secretly stylish: How Haredi men express fashion in 2025 

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